Siphon apparatus



Ju ly 17, 1923.

D/MQCARR S I PHON AP PA RATUS Filed April 7 2 I, 5. INVENTOR BY A ATTORNEY Patented .luly 1?, i923.

stares DAVID 1V1. CARR, 0F BROOKLYN, YORK.

'SIPHON APPARATUS.

Application filed April 7,

To all 10710722 it mag, concern Be it known. that l, Di'rvin M. CARR, a citizen of the United Statespand resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State 01'? New York, have invented a certain new and usefu Siphon .llpparatus, of which the following is a specification. the same being a full, clear, and exact description of the invention such will enable others skilled in the art" to which it appertains to make and use be same.

This invention relates to improvements in plumbing devices and especially to means for providing a suitable eiucieiit and reliable article composed of but few parts and which may be readily kept in order and repaired when necessary and which may also be easily attached to the water supply and also to the waste or draina pipes of receptacles adapted to contain water or otherliquids.

The invention resides also in valve mechanism preferably automatically controll ng the flushing or draining of container for liquids, which valve mechanism may also be actuated by the direction of the flow of water or other liquid passing through the same, the said flow of the liquid serv ng under proper conditions to allow the flow ng movement to commence a siphonic action.

With the above objects, and others which will be set forth below, the invention consists in the construction, arrangement and opera tion'of parts hereinafter described.

In the drawings, illustrative of one ,ein bodiment of the invention, which accompany and form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 represents an elevation of an apparatus constructed according to my invention;

Figure age tube;

Figure 3 is a section of another device in which my invention is embodied;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section and Figure 5 is a plan view of my plug stopper showing the lower parts thereof in dotted lines, Figure a being taken on the line 4-& Figure 5; y

Figure 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 6-6 Figure igand Figure 7 is an enlarged view of the lower portion of the outlet tube 9.

Referring specifically by reference characters to the drawings the numeral 1 denotes a suitable receptacle, as a wash tub, and 2 a container oi. any desiredor approved charis view in section of my drain- 1921. Serial No. 459,402.

.acter, as a washing machine. The said receptacle maybe providedwith a water supply as a faucet 3 and an outlet orifice as 1. I preferably provide the said receptacle with awaste oroutlet pipe 9 which may be made so as tobe ofvar'ying heights as by the employnient therewith of preferably telescopic tubes 10 and 10 in order that the height of the liquid in the receptacle may be maintained at any desired point. I In connection with the same, I use an outlet or drain pipe having a body portion 6 of such size as to enable the cover 8 of the same to fit the outlet'l and consequently enabling the same to be substituted at will for the ordinaryplug stopper commonly used. l

The body portion 6 is constructed and arranged to makea hermetically sealed joint with the outlet at of the receptacle and the cover 8 thereof is'designed to make a hermetically sealed joint with thebody portion 6; The pipe 9 communicating with the interior of the body 6 is attached to the cover 3 constructed and arranged to snugly but de* tachably lit into the top ofthe said body.

From the body 6 and communicating with the interiorthe'reof depend a plurality of tubes 7 whichare preferably of such a size as to pass through the cross bars which are ordinarily positioned at the orifice l. The tubes 7 may be circular in cross section, or, in order to secure greater capacity of the same, may be made practically segmental in cross section so as to conform with the divisions of the saidorifice by thecross bars as shown by the tubes 7 in Figure 5. These depending tubes of the outlet plug may be screwed into the same so that they may be moved up or down or permanent longer or shorter'tubes could be substituted there- .ior to etlect the adjustment of their length below the plug in order that the same may be adapted to discharge the liquid at varying distances below the bottom of the recepta cle 1.

The container 2 has the ordinary'outlet orifice 5 for drainage purposes and in order charged liquid in pails or pans and then emptying the same, I employ the following mechanism a i The outlet or drainage tube as 11 of a drainage device 13 is inserted in the said outlet orifice 5 thereby securely attaching the same to the receptacle 2, the ordinary stopper'ior the said orifice having been reto avoid the necessity of'catching the dismoved. At the opposite end of the tubular body 13 is inserted in the same a discharge tube 12, the said body portion being preferably detachable from the said two end tubes. In the body portion 13 is located a valve or dinarily comprising two members 17 and 18 and preferably hinged to the body as at 19.

The valve may comprise two angularly arranged arms 17 and 18, and the valve member 17 may occupy three positions and may lie (1) in a line indicated as at 20, the valve member 18 lying at this time in a line designated as 21; or (2) the valve member 17 may be at the line 22 and the member 18 at the line 23; or (3) the valve members may be held in a position intermediate to those described as shown in full lines in the drawings, and by the use of a manually actuated thumb screw 2-1 the valve members, by the engagement thereof of the said thumb screw, may be held fast in either of the three said positions at will. The body 13 is also provided with a side opening comprising the pressure tube 14, which latter tube and the faucet 3 may be connected by a flexible feed hose or tube 15, and the tube 12 and the drainage pipe 10 may be connected by means of. the siphon tube 16.

The function of the thumb screw 24 is to hold the valve 1718 in any desired position so as to allow a greater or less amount of the liquid to pass therethrough.

In cases where it is not desired or convenient to attach the tube 11 directly to the container 2 the ordinary plug stopper may be inserted in its place in the container 2 and the drainage attachment may be submerged in the container, in which instance the tube 11 may be left open as shown in Figure 3, an extension 26 of the end thereof being preferably provided with orifices 26 to allow the liquid to freely enter the said tube, especially in cases where the opening of the tube 11 should happen to rest upon the bottom of the container. In this instance the tubes 12 and 1a of the body portion 13' may be respectively attached to the sections of hose 15 and 16. If liquid under pressure from the faucet 3 is admitted through the tube 14 by the tube 15 the valve 1718 will be pushed into the position indicated by the lines 2021 permitting the liquid to flow from the faucet through the circulation or feed tube 15 and out through the tubes 14 and 1.2. lVhen the pressure is shut off by closing the faucet again the valve member 18-17 will be forced into a position that will close the side pressure tube 14. as shown by the dotted lines 22 and 23 in the drawings as the former flow ceases and a flow is established by gravity from the container 2 through the drainage tube 11 and discharge tube 12 and siphon tube 16 until the container is emptied.

If the level of the liquid in the waste pipe 10 is lower than that of the liquid in the container 2 in which the device 13 is immersed, or to which the body 13 is attached, the air pressure acting on the two levels willwhen the current ceases to flow from the faucet 3 and pipe 15 through the tubes 14-12 by shutting off the supply entering the tube 14 as by turning off the faucet 3, or otherwise, at any desired point in the supply 1ine-force the members 17 and 18 of the two membered valve into the position indicated by the lines 22 and 23 or force the valve 17 from the line 20 to the position shown by the line 23) and siphon the liquid by gravity through the tubes 11 and 12 (or, if immersed, through the tubes 11 and 12') and then through the connecting siphon tube 16 to the desired outlet (as at 9, 10 and 10') for the liquid. It will be noted that this siphonic action takes place without disturbing or mixing with any liquid that may be held by the receptacle 1.

As long as the waste pipe connected with the hose 16 and leading from the tube 12 is higher than the level of the liquid in the container 2, after the said siphonic action the said pipe will act as a stop. The cylindrical body 13 may be removed at any time by merely unscrewing the same from the container and inserting the original plug or stopper for the waste outlet. At the lower portion of the tube 9 is located a projecting arm having an opening 30 equipped with. a valve closing the said outlet tube or the side opening 30 thereof at will. By the use of this device the contents of the container mav be either discharged through the valve into the elongated plug stopper 6 or they may be passed through the tube 9 and. side outlet 30 into the receptacle 1 according to which way the said valve is turned. By the use of longer or shorter tubes 7 of the outlet plug 6 the liquid may be discharged at varying dis tances below the bottom of the receptacle, thus providing a lower level in the said discharge pipe than that of the said bottom.

It will be seen that the waste pipe of the receptacle 1 as used by me practically coinprises a continuation of the siphon tube or line thereby securing a lower discharge level of the liquid.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the particular use or the exact details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to persons skilled in the art.

hat I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the class described, a. container, a drainage tube having three spaced openings of substantial equal area, one communicating with the container and one With a faucet and the other comprising a discharge tube, a siphon tube connected With the discharge tube, and automatic liquid control means to cause liquid under pressure entering the said opening communicating with the faucet to pass through the same into the discharge tube, and, when the flow of the liquid under pressure is cut off, to cause a flow of the liquid to be set up by gravity through the drainage and discharge tubes and the siphon tube, whereby the liquid in the container may be discharged.

2. In a device of the class described, a container, a drainage tube having three spaced openings of substantial equal area, one communicating with the container and one with a faucet and the other comprising a discharge tube, a siphon tube connected with the discharge tube, and automatic liquid control means to cause liquid under pressure entering the said opening communicating with the faucet to pass through the same into the discharge tube, and, when the flow of the liquid under pressure is cut off, to cause a flow of the liquid to be set up by gravity through the drainage and discharge tubes and the siphon tube, whereby the liquid in the container may be dis charged, in combination with a manually actuated device to temporarily hold the said automatic means in any desired operative position.

' 3. In a device of the class described, a container, a drainage tube having openings of substantially equal area at the ends and one side thereof and having one end communicating with the container and the other end comprising a discharge tube, a siphon" tube connected with the discharge tube, and liquid control means to cause liquid under pressure entering the said side'opening to' pass through the same into the discharge tube, and, when the flow of the liquid under pressure is cut oil", to cause a flow of the liquid to be set up by gravity through the drainage and discharge tubes and the siphon tube, the said control means comprising a device to control two of said openings embodying a valve consisting of a pair of a-ngu-,

larly positioned arms respectively arranged to first closethe drainage tube of the corn tainer and to open the said side opening, and afterward to openthe said drainage tube and to close the side opening.

4. In a device of the class described, a container, a drainage tube having openings of substantially equal area at the ends and one side thereof and having one end communicating with the container and the other end comprising a discharge tube, a siphon tube connected with the discharge tube, and liquid control means, comprising a device to control two of said openings embodying a valve consisting of a pair of angularly positioned arms respectively arranged to first close the drainage tube of the container and to open the side opening, and afterward to open the said drainage tube and to close the side opening.

5. In a device of the class described, a container, a drainage tube having openings of substantially equal area at the ends-and one side thereof andhaving one end communicating with the container and the other end comprising a discharge tube, a siphon tube connected with the discharge tube, and having means to lengthen the outlet thereof, and automatic liquid control means to cause liquid under pressure entering the said side opening to pass through the same into the discharge tube, and, when the flow of the v prising a device to control two of said openings, to cause liquid under pressure entering the said side opening to pass throughtbe same into the discharge tube, and, when the fiow of the liquid under pressure is cut off, to close the said side opening,

7 In a device of the class described, a re ceptacle, an outlet therefor, a container, a drainage tube having openings of substantially equal area at the ends and one side thereof and having one end communicating With the container and the other end comprisinga discharge tube, a siphon tube connectedwith the discharge tube and leading toan outlet in the receptacle, and liquid control means, comprising a device to control two of said openings, to cause liquid under pressure entering the said side opens ing to passthrough the same into the, discharge tube, when the flow of the liquid under pressure is cut off, to close the said side opening and open the drainage tube of the container, the said outlet having means whereby the liquid discharged from the container may be either emptied into the receptacle or caused to flow directly into the waste pipe thereof at will.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 4th day of April A. D. 1921.

DAVID M. case. 

